You’re already sick of hearing it, but a new year is the perfect excuse to give yourself a good kick in the butt and start afresh. Be it a new hair hue or the promise to actually use that gym membership in your New Year’s resolution, we’re all about the ‘new year, new you’ mantra.
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Ahead, you’ll find five products that are going to update (and streamline) your beauty routine for the better during January. Want to start 2017 on the right foot? Get these beauty buys while they’re hot.
Mecca Sunbrella Invisible Superspray SPF 50+
20mL, $19
mecca.com.au
It’s no secret that sunscreen is the very-bloody-best anti-ageing product out there, so there’s no point in boring you with the scary stats on how irresponsible it is to go about your day without protection (FYI – around 80 per cent of prematurely ageing skin is due to inadequate sun protection*, or so the lab coats say)…
That’s why this new invisi-screen should be your number one to buy in ‘17. It looks like a mist, yet acts like an invisible coat of armour, slaying those UVA/UVB rays for four hours straight. And while it remains undetectable on the skin, it stays put, resisting sweat, surf and anything else to come its way. Non-sticky (sand haters, rejoice), this nobel prize-worthy mist sits elegantly over and under your makeup, too. Get it, got it? Good.
*Clinical, Cosmetic And Investigational Dermatology medical journal
Palmer’s Coconut Oil Formula with Vitamin E Facial Scrub
When the going gets tough, our skin gets rough. And that, dear friends, is precisely why your 2017 won’t get any better unless you succumb to the reality that is face scrub. Summer dries out our complexions like nobody’s business, and when that happens, our makeup looks rubbish, because it’s sitting atop a layer of sandpaper. So for the sake of your face, scrub up. This one is formulated with raw coconut sugar (yum) and coconut oil to gently buff away the dead, icky skin cells and make it squeaky clean, and leave it feeling fresh and hydrated. What’s not to love?
Tory Burch Jolie Fleur Bleue EDP
100mL, $195
Available at Myer, David Jones, Sephora
A new year calls for a new scent (or so they say), and for the fragrancephiles among us, this addition to your collection is absolutely necessary. The elegant affair of sweet tuberose paired perfectly with crisp grapefruit and vetiver is one to flaunt for every special occasion or as flippantly as you please.
La Mer The Cleansing Micellar Water
Some might call this holy water, and you’d be hard-pressed to argue with that. La Mer has fused the brilliant ultra-cleansing micelles of your standard micellar water with the curative and magical powers of its iconic Miracle Broth to create this super duper, one-of-its-kind micellar water. The result? Gloriously age-defying skin. But perhaps the most enticing disclaimer of all: tired and/or lazy types (read: me) will report a purified, supple, off-the-chart glow.
Tan Luxe The Face Illuminating Self-Tan Drops
30mL, $74
tanluxe.com
What is this sorcery? It feels like a serum, hydrates like a moisturiser and yet illuminates skin so perfectly, it looks like we’ve just spent a week in the Bahamas. This genius (literally, genius) little bottle of tanning joy is your go-to product to create a flawless, natural glowing complexion. A word to the wise – a drop goes a looong way, trust me. Glowier than a Hadid sister on a vitamin drip, the skin-boosting and smoothing properties work in synergy with your existing skin care to transform your favourite moisturiser, serum or face oil into a bespoke self-tan for your mug. No streaks. No smells. No drama.
